Bukola Saraki releases statement on the $€xual Hara$ment bill

Read the statement which he shared on his Facebook wall below…

Today at the Nigerian Senate, we passed a Bill to Criminalize $€xual Hara$$ment in Nigerian Universities for its Second Reading. Many young Nigerian boys and girls suffer at the hands of lecturers, fellow students and those in administrative positions of power when they seek to further their education in our universities.

This bill, once passed and signed into law, will help stamp out all forms of hara$$ment to make our schools more conducive for our students. I can attest to the fact that I have received anonymous emails and messages urging the Senate to make $€xual harassment in our universities a cr!m!nal offence. In this regard, as we have taken this pivotal step to get this bill off the ground, I enjoin members of the civil society and students across the country to join in the process to make sure that this bill is passed and signed, so that students can receive the protection and backing of the law as they pursue their education.